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Derrell Johnson-Koulianos
CollegeIowa
ConferenceBig Ten
SportFootball
PositionWide receiver
Jersey #15
NicknameDJK
Career2006–present
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
NationalityUnited States
Born (1987-02-24) February 24, 1987 (age 37)
High schoolCardinal Mooney High School
Youngstown, Ohio

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, born February 24, 1987, and sometimes nicknamed DJK,[1] is a wide receiver on the Iowa Hawkeyes college football team.[2] During the 2007 season, Johnson-Koulianos caught 38 passes for 482 yards and two touchdowns. In 2008 he caught 44 passes for 639 yards and 3 touchdowns. In 2009, his productivity once again increased as he caught 45 passes for 750 yards and 2 touchdowns.[3]

While at Cardinal Mooney High School, Johnson-Koulianos received Ohio first-team all-state honors as a junior and a senior. On June 17, 2006,[4] he was named Most Valuable Player for the Ohio team at the Big 33 Football Classic.[2] Running for 138 yards and throwing for 118, Johnson-Koulianos had a part in three Ohio touchdowns.[4]

2010 Season

In the season opener against Eastern Illinois, Johnson-Koulianos caught just 1 pass for 4 yards. The next week, against Iowa State, he grabbed 5 receptions for 65 yards. In the Hawkeyes' 3rd game of the year, a 34-27 loss to Arizona, Johnson-Koulianos hauled in 7 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, which sparked an Iowa run of 20 unanswered points. Johnson-Koulianos followed his efforts against the Wildcats by hauling in 4 catches for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 45-0 rout of Ball State. The next week against Penn State, he made 4 catches for 64 yards and the only receiving touchdown of the game for the Hawkeyes. In his next game (against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor), Johnson-Koulianos would not disappoint, grabbing 4 receptions for 70 yards; three of them were touchdowns. In a 31-30 loss to the 2010 Wisconsin Badgers, Johnson-Koulianos caught 5 passes for 93 yards and a TD.

On December 7, 2010, Johnson-Koulianos was arrested on multiple drug charges. Accordingly, he was suspended from play.[5]

Collegiate statistics

As of October 23, 2010

Year Team G Rec Yards AVG TD
2007 Iowa 12 38 482 11.9 2
2008 Iowa 13 44 639 14.5 3
2009 Iowa 12 45 750 16.7 2
2010 Iowa 10 41 673 16.4 9
Total 47 168 2544 15.1 16
  1. ^ "Electrifying DJK Becoming A Household Name". HawkeyeSports.com. 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  2. ^ a b "Player Bio: Derrell Johnson-Koulianos". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  3. ^ "ESPN - Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Stats, News, Photos". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  4. ^ a b "Ohio vs Pennsylvania (Jun 17, 2006)". Big33.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  5. ^ "Ferentz and DJK: A Rocky Relationship with a Rough Ending". KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids. 2010-12-08 accessdate. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "2010-12-08" ignored (help)

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